Columbian White-Tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae
Listing Status: and
General Information
White-tailed deer are generally distinguished from mule or black-tailed deer by their longer tail that is brown rather than black on the dorsal surface, a smaller metatarsal gland, and, in adult males, antlers with prongs arising from a single main beam. The Columbian white-tail is one of the large subspecies with "antlers narrowly spreading and curving steeply upward; upperparts dull in general tone, with grizzled pattern approaching Sayal Brown; top of head grizzled, the individual hairs near Mars Brown with buffy tips; tail varying from Cinnamon Buff to Tawny dorsally, terminating in a small, partially concealed, subterminal patch, and broadly fringed with white above and pure white to tip below; outer and more exposed surfaces of legs to base of hoofs near Sayal Brown." The Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) is one of 38 recognized subspecies of O. virginianus.
Population detail
The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Columbian White-Tailed deer
- Population location: Columbia River (Clark, Cowliz, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties, WA., and Clatsop, Columbia, and Multnomah Counties, OR.)
Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Oregon , Washington
- US Counties in which this population is known to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
JULIA BUTLER HANSEN REFUGE FOR THE COLUMBIAN WHITE-TAILED DEER
,
LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/ColumbianWhiteTailedDeer/
- Population location: Douglas County, Oregon
Listing status: Delisted Taxon-Recovered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Oregon
- US Counties in which this population is known to occur: View All
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/ColumbianWhiteTailedDeer/
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/1967 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | Columbia River DPS | |
| 07/24/2003 | Pacific Region (Region 1) | Douglas County DPS |
» Federal Register Documents
» Recovery
Recovery Plan Information Search| Date | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/14/1983 | Columbian White-tailed Deer Revised Recovery Plan | View Implementation Progress | Final Revision 1 |
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 07/26/2006 | CWTD Douglas Co DPS_PDM Plan |
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Columbian White-Tailed deer.
» Conservation Plans
| HCP Plan Summaries |
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| Washington Dept. Natural Resources Forest Lands HCP |
» Petitions
No petition findings have been published for the Columbian White-Tailed deer.
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
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